The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Rock Video. In 1989, the award was called the Best Heavy Metal Video. From 1990 - 1995, the award was called the Best Metal/Hard Rock Video. In 1996, the award was renamed the Best Hard Rock Video and the award acquired its present name in 1997. This award was last given out in 2006.
| Year | Artist | Video |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Guns N' Roses | "Sweet Child o' Mine" |
| 1990 | Aerosmith | "Janie's Got a Gun" |
| 1991 | Aerosmith | "The Other Side" |
| 1992 | Metallica | "Enter Sandman" |
| 1993 | Pearl Jam | "Jeremy" |
| 1994 | Soundgarden | "Black Hole Sun" |
| 1995 | White Zombie | "More Human Than Human" |
| 1996 | Metallica | "Until It Sleeps" |
| 1997 | Aerosmith | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" |
| 1998 | Aerosmith | "Pink" |
| 1999 | KoЯn | "Freak on a Leash" |
| 2000 | Limp Bizkit | "Break Stuff" |
| 2001 | Limp Bizkit | "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" |
| 2002 | Linkin Park | "In the End" |
| 2003 | Linkin Park | "Somewhere I Belong" |
| 2004 | Jet | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" |
| 2005 | Green Day | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 2006 | AFI | "Miss Murder" |
